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Friday, August 12, 2016

Let me start by saying that this is one of the funniest movies I have seen in any language. I came across it by accident. On my second day of my new job (yay new job!) I was sent to a conference in Arizona with my team. This meant I had a decent length airplane trip and since I was lucky enough to have movie choices, I took advantage of it. Seeing foreign language movies available absolutely made my day.

Schweighöfer plays Clemens, a single father with two ill-behaved children. It's clear early on that his job as a real estate developer rules his life and he places it as a priority above all else. He's handsome and wealthy with a great career, but a couple of intersecting problems. First, his kids do their best to chase away any nanny he hires. Second, he is facing pushback from residents of buildings he is looking to demolish for an urban development project. This is where Peschel, who plays Rolf, comes in.

Rolf is a resident of an apartment building Clemens plans to tear down. He pays a visit to Clemens to voice his protest, but Clemens mistakes him for the new nanny. Thinking this is a great opportunity for sabotage, Rolf goes along with it and endures the torture inflicted on him by the children in hopes of saving his neighborhood.

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It's a heartwarming comedy that really hits hard on the message of being there for family, whether you're related by blood or not. All of the main characters have pretty in depth development and stories. Even as I was consistently laughing, I was considering my normal workaholic lifestyle and how I can't do that and have a family. It honestly made me more relieved to have found my current job, with a company that values work/life balance and a boss who values family.

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I'm not sure how popular this movie was in Germany, but I'd never heard of it. I'm not too surprised because it's rare for a German comedy to gain popularity in the United States in the same way that a drama or historical piece does. It's a movie I found hilarious and would watch again. These actors have great chemistry together and I'll keep a lookout for any other films they're in together.

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I recommended this film to my mom to show for German Club's movie night since they shoot down my horror movie suggestions, so maybe a few more people will see it.